October 1, 2012

Won this through a Goodreads giveaway. Great summer read for the kids. Fun to read aloud.

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Each story was so different, but the voice in each was so strong. Loved it all.

June 1, 2013

The characters were so petty I couldn't empathize with any of them. The writing was strong, but I don't feel like I got anything from this book and was just depressed by the end.

October 1, 2012

If you liked The Road by Cormac McCarthy you'll enjoy this. A completely different take on a post-apocalyptic world – more human.

October 1, 2012
January 1, 2011
April 1, 2012

I would probably give us 3.5 stars, but I bumped it up. The first was a little slow going, but the second half really hooked me. He is always a solid writer, and loves his twists.

February 1, 2013

Not as good as the Kite Runner, but still a fascinating portrait of contemporary Afghanistan.

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Great book to get lost in. Gave me my Downton Abbey fix until the next season . . .

June 1, 2012
June 1, 2014

I wanted to like this book so much more. The people were so interesting and I'm glad their stories were being told, but I couldn't get past the way the author meandered along through the stories. She admits to not being a writer and it showed.

October 1, 2014

I can usually see a twist coming, but this totally caught me off-guard. I had to go back and reread whole sections to believe it. Really good.

January 1, 2008
September 1, 2012

The writing was superb, but the story got a little too crazy for me towards the end. A pleasure to read.

November 1, 2012

I can't believe that I never read this book in school. Great read – still as relevant today as it was 80 years ago!

February 1, 2012

I kept having to remind myself that this was NOT fiction. The writing was wonderful and the story compelling. I was inspired, angered, amazed and disgusted all at the same time. I wanted more.

February 1, 2013

A disappointing follow-up. Yet I still want to know what happens in book #3, so I'm hooked to some degree!

November 1, 2012

The first chapter almost put me off, but once I got past it I really enjoyed it.

February 1, 2014

I hoped for more from this book, but I did enjoy it. Sometimes it felt simply like a recounting of things that happened and I couldn't get too interested or involved.

June 1, 2012

I did really like this, though it is very detailed and sometimes repetitive. Also lots of unanswered questions, but definitely interesting. Not like anything else I've read.

November 1, 2011